GOOGLE'S HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY MOVEMENT
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1, INVESTMENT !
2, PROJECT !
3, VISION
CONTENTS
-FUNDING DATA FROM GOOGLE VENTURES -GOOGLE'S NEW PROJECTS NEWS BY REUTERS, EXTREMETECH, WSJ, MEDGADGET AND RE/CODE. -STARTUP DETAILS FROM CRUNCHBASE -PHOTOS BY FLICKR
GOOGLE'S HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY MOVEMENT
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GOOGLE VENTURE'S PORTFOLIO
Google has invested 12 life science companies via Google Ventures.
GOOGLE VENTURE'S PORTFOLIO
ONE MEDICAL GROUPA startup previously raised $46.5 million in funding from Benchmark, DAG Ventures,
Maverick Capital, Oak Investment Partners, Google Ventures and others as part of a series A
to E. - CrunchBase
GOOGLE VENTURE'S PORTFOLIO
23 AND MEA startup co-founded by Anne Wojcicki, the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, 23andMe has plans to make the human genome searchable. Brin, along with Google, gave 23andMe $3.9
million as part of a series A to C.
GOOGLE VENTURE'S PORTFOLIO
FOUNDATION MEDICINEA molecular information company developing
clinical diagnostic tests that facilitates personalized cancer therapies. It raised $96.5M
from Google Ventures, KPCB and angel investors , Evan Jones, Bill Gates and
Yuri Milner. - CrunchBase
GOOGLE VENTURE'S PORTFOLIO
ADIMAB
An antibody discovery and optimization platform, developing full-length human Immunoglobulin
Gs. It raised from Google Ventures, SV Life Sciences and the others. - CrunchBase
GOOGLE VENTURE'S PORTFOLIO
DNA NEXUSA cloud-based platform to support genomics providing a data analysis and management
platform for DNA sequence data. It raised from Google Ventures, SV Angel and some VCs. -
CrunchBase
GOOGLE VENTURE'S PORTFOLIO
DOCTOR ON DEMAND
An antibody discovery and optimization platform, developing full-length human Immunoglobulin
Gs. It raised from Google Ventures, SV Life Sciences and the others. - CrunchBase
GOOGLE VENTURE'S PORTFOLIO
IPIERIANA drug discovery platform developing therapies
for neurodegenerative diseases such as SMA, ALS and Parkinson’s. It raised from KPCB, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, etc and acquired by Bristol-Myers
Squibb on April 29, 2014. - CrunchBase
GOOGLE VENTURE'S PORTFOLIO
FITSTARA technology company developing health and fitness apps that help people streamline their workout sessions. The total funding amount is
$4M from Google Ventures, Trinity Ventures and others. - CrunchBase
GOOGLE VENTURE'S PORTFOLIO
RANI THERAPEUTICSA biotech company that develops a oral
therapeutics technology for the oral delivery of large drug molecules, including peptides,
proteins, and antibodies. It undisclosed in series B from Google Ventures and InCube Ventures. -
CrunchBase
GOOGLE VENTURE'S PORTFOLIO
SYNAPDXAn early-stage laboratory services company
developing blood-based diagnostic tests for the early detection of autism. It raised from Google
Ventures, Kraft Group and Laboratory Corporation of America. - CrunchBase
GOOGLE VENTURE'S PORTFOLIO
PREDILYTICS
An information technology company that provides solutions to the healthcare industry. The
company's first series of products focus on assisting health plans and providers identify and
prioritize opportunities against key business initiatives which include improving appropriate
documentation for disease burden. - CrunchBase
GOOGLE VENTURE'S PORTFOLIO
TRANSCRIPTIC
A SaaS-based biotechnology company providing robotic solutions for biology labs. It raised from
Google Ventures, Founders Fund, etc - CrunchBase
GOOGLE VENTURE'S PORTFOLIO
HELLO DOCTOR
A mobile application that addresses specific needs of people in complex medical conditions, enabling them to better control their health. It raised from Google Ventures, Facebook, etc. -
CrunchBase
LIFE SCIENCE PROJECTSGoogle released 7 life science projects.
GOOGLE’S NEW PROJECT
SMART CONTACT LENS
“We’re now testing a smart contact lens that’s built to measure glucose levels in tears using a
tiny wireless chip and miniaturized glucose sensor” - Google
GOOGLE’S NEW PROJECTDNA TEST
FOR EMPLOYEE
“Google will soon start covering the cost of Foundation Medicine's DNA tests for employees and their family-members suffering from cancer.”
- Reuter
GOOGLE’S NEW PROJECT
HELPOUTS HEALTHCARE
“Google is indeed running a trial within its Helpouts service offering users a chance to
discuss medical issues with live doctors via online video” - Re/Code
GOOGLE’S NEW PROJECT
BASELINE STUDY“The project will collect anonymous genetic and
molecular information from 175 people—and later thousands more—to create what the
company hopes will be the fullest picture of what a healthy human being should be.” -Wall Street
Journal
GOOGLE’S NEW PROJECT
HUMAN DIAGNOSIS PROJECT
“We’re now testing a smart contact lens that’s built to measure glucose levels in tears using a
tiny wireless chip and miniaturized glucose sensor” - Google
GOOGLE’S NEW PROJECT
NANOPARTICLES FOR DISEASE IDENTIFICATION
“Google X is working on nanoparticles that swim through your blood, identifying cancer and other
diseases” - EXTREMETECH
GOOGLE’S NEW PROJECT
CALICO
“Google and Apple announced the creation of Calico, a new health technology business focused
on aging and related diseases. ” - MedGadget
WHAT GOOGLE TO SEE NEXTGoogle thinks highly of life science.
GOOGLE’S VISION
Larry Page, estimates 100,000 lives could be saved next year if mining of healthcare data was
acceptable. - NewYork Times